Smiling Autumn Faces

A slight comic gust
as vivid  autumn colour
turns laughing  dervish
we sense  the quasi-winter
prelude to Halloween fare

Back to school urchins
scream with joy to spite cold snaps
Christmas edging close
in a mock funfair caper
summer’s graceful baton pass

Cherub-faced siblings
across the age span feel this
charge of plunging ice
rimmed weather front but
twinkling spirits reign

To shiver is the
ultimate release when one
realises what
golden opportunities
this autumn season offers ?
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Kendrick Avatar
January 11, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Well, we are now past the autumn, well into winter but your poem still delights me. Reading about autumn is always enjoyable. Sara K
Greenhough Avatar
January 6, 2024 at 4:55 PM
I like this poem The sports reference of passing the baton caught my attention. Winter is now here and I also am shivering.
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